Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.TWSE: 2609

THE Alliance Announces Transpacific-East Coast Change

· Issued by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp.

In consideration of the present market situation, THE Alliance will make changes to the Transpacific-East Coast Network by temporarily suspending EC4 service from week 46 and upgrade the existing EC1, EC2 and EC5 service until further notice.

These enhancements aim to provide customers a frequent and comprehensive service coverage, and the effective sailing to be announced shortly:

EC4: To be temporarily suspended until further notice

EC1: Upgraded service with Xiamen call:

Kaohsiung - Xiamen (new) - Yantian -Yangshan - Ningbo - Pusan - (Panama) - Manzanillo - New York - Norfolk - Charleston - Savannah - Manzanillo - (Panama) - Rodman - Kaohsiung

EC2: Upgraded service with Yantian call:

Qingdao - Yantian (new) - Ningbo - Yangshan - Pusan - (Panama) - Cartagena - Savannah - Charleston - Wilmington - Norfolk - Cartagena - (Panama) - Pusan - Qingdao

EC5: Upgraded service with Charleston and New York WB call:

Laem Chabang - Cai Mep - Singapore - Colombo - (Suez) - Halifax - New York - Norfolk - Savannah - Jacksonville - Charleston (new) - New York (new) - Halifax - (Suez) - Jebel Ali - Singapore - Laem Chabang